Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
By Kathryn Mowery
A Great Expedition
Coronado’s Backstory
 Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain in
1510.
 He was born a nobel man but his brother claimed
most of his family’s wealth.
 On his expedition he was joined by 340
Spanish,300 Indian allies, and 1,000 slaves, both
native Americans and Africans.
 Coronado came to America (sent by a Spanish
ruler) to seek glory and fortune.
 Coronado led one of the best European
explorations of the North American interior.
More Of Coronado’s Back story
 Coronado began his exploration in 1540.
 Coronado came to America to seek glory
and fortune.
 Coronado led one of the best European
explorations of the North American
interior.
 He died on September 22, 1544.
Sponsors
 Coronado’s expedition was sponsored by
his rich wife
 Also by the Viceroy ~Governor~ of New
Spain (Mexico)
Motives
 Coronado’s older
brother claimed
most of his
family’s wealth.
 He wanted to be
wealthy, just like
his brother.
His Route
 Coronado’s route
landed him in
Cibola.
 He went through
Mexico, Arizona,
New Mexico, a
tiny bit through
Texas and
Oklahoma, and
Kansas.
The Crew
 Francisco Vasquez de
Coronado
 340 Spanish
 300 Indian allies
 1000 Slaves,both Native Americans and
Africans
What He Found
 Coronado found Indian Publos.
 He did not find any riches though.
No Money
~ Coronado’s Reaction
 Coronado was very angry that he didn’t
find any money.
 He was so angry he had the Indians
strangled before he left.
Back To New Spain
 Coronado was very angry when he
returned.
 No one considered Coronado’s expedition a
success, except the missionaries who used
it to spread Christianity.
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*Google.com
INFORMATION
*Fifth grade social studies book
* Library encyclopedia
*Social studies notebook
*Google.com
Coronado National Memorial
 The Coronado Memorial
honors the first organized
exploration in the Southwest .
 The memorial is located in a
natural area on the
international border on the
southeast side of the Huachuca
Mountains,south of Arizona.
 The memorial confirms the ties
that connect the U.S. and
Mexico.
What Is Seen At The Memorial
 Many different types
of butterflies are seen
around the memorial.
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